Lori Bettinger is one of the organizers of NXG Bank, which has applied to open in Columbia, Md.

The credit union movement is uniquely positioned to partner with the U.S. Postal Service as a way to increase consumers' access to affordable financial services.

A former Wall Street lawyer who worked on bank bailouts is behind the idea; threatened tariffs are only one of the country’s problems, Citi CEO says.

Midsize banks are more profitable overall than both their smaller and larger counterparts, and the strategy that some of the best performers in this group use to stand out is specialization.

The anti-bribery law that Stephen Calk is accused of breaking carries stiff penalties — up to 30 years in prison — but violations can be relatively hard to prove because prosecutors must establish the defendant had a corrupt state of mind.

The increased mobile engagement at U.S. Bank goes back to Ankit Bhatt letting customers tell him — and, many times, show him — what needs to improve.

Regulators closed The Enloe State Bank in Texas late Friday, marking the first failure in 17 months and the first in the Lone Star State in over five years.

While Noah Bank’s CEO has been accused of self-dealing in connection with SBA loans, its chairman says the directors had a succession plan ready to go and are rallying to rescue the bank’s reputation.

The bank will have about $1 billion in assets after it acquires Lighthouse Bank, which is also based in Santa Cruz.

Eric Meilstrup, who was named president last fall, will succeed Steve Foster as CEO next month.

Stress tests, capital buffers and liquidity levels are best ways to make financial system safe; HSBC plans to layoff “several hundred” from investment bank.

Readers weigh in on community development at BB&T-SunTrust, consider the role that branches play in bank marketing and debate the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Its CEO says organic growth is preferable, but after spending five years tackling a series of enforcement actions tied to BSA compliance, the Pennsylvania bank has options.

The London firm lags the three largest U.S. vendors but bets its new open banking platform can win it more business.

Grasshopper Bancorp will target the innovation economy in New York City and other markets across the country.

Community and regional institutions' survival could hinge on their ability to access large troves of data.

West Florida Banking is made up of bankers who ran Jefferson Bank of Florida, which is now part of CenterState Banks.

Smaller banks are often not taking the extra step beyond traditional functions such as online bill pay, writes Alberto Hernandez, COO for the U.S. region at Valid.

Branches are closing at the fastest pace in years, and keeping them relevant to customers is a problem banks are being forced to solve in ever more creative ways.

Many banks have already scaled back home lending or even left the business. With profit margins shrinking, inventories of homes at crisis levels and competition from nonbanks intensifying, that’s unlikely to change.